Package-tie.



J. E. LORD.

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-12. 1914.

1,176,382. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH .60.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

JOHN E. LORD, or OAIVKJPARK, ILLINoIs, ASSIGNOR oroNE-HALF T WILLLAMAI 7 l SPICKERMAN, or OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

PACKAGE T'I'E.

Application filed umber 12, 1914. Serial noiseaaso.

To all whom it may concern: t

Be it knownthat 1, JOHN E. LORD, a cit1 zen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oak I Parki in the county ofCook and State of cord 1 and a cord-securing device 2.

Illinois, have invented a new and useful 1mprovement in Package-Ties," of which" the following is a specification. j

My invention relates particularly to a package-tie ofsuch a character that a tie can be readily eifectedand also readilyundone, the device being capable of repeated use.

My primary object is to provide a device of the character indicated which is of exceedingly simple and cheap construction,

which will operate to insure a thoroughly secure engagement between the cord and cord-securing member without preventing disengagement byfacile manipulation, and which, by reason of the principle employed,

is exceedingly durable, or'long-lived, thus enabling the device to beused over and over again, indefinitely. Such a device is well adapted for tving packages of various kinds; and it is especially desirable for mail service, where it can be used by post office clerks, railway and mail clerks, and letter carriers for temporarily securing together letters, and other small mail packages.

The invention is illustrated in its pre-' ferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a package with my improved package-tie applied thereto; Fig. 2, a broken vertical sectional view illustrating the position which the cord assumes in the first portion of the securing operation; and Fig. 3 represents a similar section illustrating the manner in which the cord iswedged or secured within the upwardly converging walls of the central portion of the cord-securing device, or button. 7

In the illustration given, A represents apackage; and B a package-tie applied thereto. The device B preferably comprise js la 1e devicel is preferably formed from a disk of sheet-metal which has an upwardly struck hollow conical central portion 3 of wardly to form a circumferential head 5.

The lower and inner surface of the device, as well as the circumferential bead are preferablymade perfectly smooth to facilitate the tying and untying operation and prevent abrasion of the cord. The preferred manner of securing one end of the cord to the member? is to provide the apex of the cone 3 with a perforation through which one end of the cord is passed from below, thecord then being knotted above the apex, as indicated at 6. To prevent abrasion of the cord, the metal is struck downwardly at the small opening and wedged close against the inner wall of the apex thereof, leaving only a smooth portion to come in contact with the cordg In the illustration given,the cord is shown as forming" aloop aboutthe package with theportions 1 and l lying on the upper surface of the package. In effectinga tie, the'free endl ofthe cord is passed about the attached end of the cord and beneath the button "2, the cord being drawn quite taut, thus forcing the loop 1 to assume a position well up within the apex of the cone, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The free end of the cord is then carried again around the attached end and beneath the button, forming a second convolution 1 which, by reason of the peculiar formation of the but ton, naturally assumes a position beneath the first convolution; and as the cord is drawn taut, the second convolution forces the first convolution snugly up between the converging walls at the upper end of the cone, while the second convolution is itself wedged between the converging walls of the cone and is firmly bound against the walls of the cone by the portions 1 and 1 of the cord, as I have endeavored to illustrate in Fig.3.

It will now be understood that the cord is firmly secured by the wedging action within the small hollow conical portion of the button. The result is that the tie cannot become loosened by lifting the button and cord away from the package, or by turning the button upon its axis in either direction. Moreover, it will be seen that the tying operation can be effected in a very facile manner. and that the tie can be equally released in a facile manner. Moreover, there are no serrations or teeth emcone at the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 21,

ployed on the device, and there is nothing .to injure or abrade the cord or hurt the" upwardly convergent walls affording be hands of the user.

; ner described.

It is preferred to have the cord fit snugly within the central perforation, but in-a manner to enable the cord to be withdrawn and replaced by a new cord, if desired.

There is no objection to the button being free to" turn on its axis, since such a movement will not eflect the loosening of the cord when wrapped or secured 1n the man- The buttonmay be formed of any suitable material, and no unnecessary limitation should be understood from the foregoing detailed description. 7

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

.1. A package-fastener, comprising a cordsecuring member having a central portionprovided with upwardly convergent walls with a contracted area between them and havlng a continuous smooth peripheral por-- tion provided with an upwardly curved edge surface beneath which the cord may be freely passed in effecting a tie, and a cord having one end secured to the central porr for the purpose set forth. V j -52. A package-fastener, comprising a cord- Copies of this patent may be obtained for tion of the device, said cord. depending through said central portion and said centralportion being adapted to hold the convolutionsof the cord by a wedging action,

securing member of general disk form having a hollowcentral portion provided with tween them a contracted area, saidrnem'ber having a curved-circumferential edge wall and a continuous smooth under and inner surface, and a cord having one end portion secured to the central apex portion ofsaid member and dependingthrough said-central portion, whereby the convolutions of the cord will be forced into and'secured within said central portion whenthe fi-ee end of the cord is wrapped about the attached portion beneath said securing member. I

3. A package-fastener,comprising a circular member having an upwardly struck conical central portionbounded by a periph eral portion having anupwardly and in- 'wardly curved flange, the outeredge portion and under surface of-said member be-,

tion, whereby the convolutionsof the cord will beforced into andsecurely'held within said conical central portion when the free end of the cord is wrapped about the attached end beneath the disk. ;i r r V 'JOHN E. In presence of- ,7 JOSEPH SCHWARTZ, E. D.- STEELE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of r f g Washington, D. C. I g

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